israel says eu diplomats provoked west bank aid scuffle
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

Response will reflect seriousness of these violations

Israel says EU diplomats provoked West Bank aid scuffle

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Israel says EU diplomats provoked West Bank aid scuffle

Palestinian boy holds sack of flour at UNRWA aid distribution centre in Gaza
West Bank - Arab Today

Palestinian boy holds sack of flour at UNRWA aid distribution centre in Gaza Israel on Sunday answered EU anger over the confiscation of humanitarian aid for Palestinians with accusations diplomats at the scene defied a court order and one struck a policeman. "Diplomats are sent by their governments to be a bridge and not act as provocateurs," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"The European diplomats and their governments owe an explanation of this blatant violation of diplomatic codes of conduct," it said.
"Israel has already made it clear that it will not accept this misconduct. Israel's response will reflect the seriousness of these violations."
Israeli troops used force on Friday to disperse a group of European diplomats as they tried to hand out tents to Palestinian Bedouin whose West Bank homes were destroyed by the army.
A European diplomatic source said French diplomat Marion Fesneau-Castaing was dragged out of an aid truck by Israeli soldiers who later confiscated the vehicle.
Pictures showed her lying in the dust, but foreign ministry spokesman Paul Hirschson said that she lay down of her own accord as an act of "passive resistance" against enforcement of a court order against unlicensed building by Bedouin in the Israeli-occupied Jordan valley.
"She was removed from the vehicle... then she dropped herself onto the ground... nobody threw her on the floor," he told AFP.
"There was violence from her side when she stood up and she walked over and she punched the officer in the face," Hirschson added.
The website of the Jerusalem Post daily ran video showing a woman it identified as Fesneau-Castaing striking a helmeted border policeman on the chin with her fist.
He said that Israel-based EU officials had discussed the incident by telephone with foreign ministry deputy director general Rafi Schutz and the French foreign ministry had spoken by phone with Israel's ambassador to France.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton's spokesman said Saturday that Brussels had demanded an explanation for Israel's seizure of the tents.
"The EU deplores the confiscation of humanitarian aid... by Israeli security forces," Michael Mann said in a statement.
"Representatives of the EU have already contacted the Israeli authorities to demand an explanation and express their concern over the incident," he said.
The Israeli statement slammed what it called "the one-sided announcement" from Brussels.
"This announcement ignores the European diplomats' blunt violation of the law, their disregard for a ruling of the Israeli court and their unnecessary provocation under the alleged pretext of humanitarian aid," it said.
Senior PLO official Hanan Ashrawi condemned Israel's actions and urged France to hold the Jewish state to account.
"I condemn in the strongest terms the brutal attack on your representative's person and dignity by the Israeli occupation forces," she wrote in a letter to France's consul-general in Jerusalem, Herve Magro.
"This attack highlights the culture of impunity that Israel has enjoyed, acting as a state above the law, violating once again all international norms and the requirement of propriety," she wrote in the letter, a copy of which was sent to AFP.
Source: AFP

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

israel says eu diplomats provoked west bank aid scuffle israel says eu diplomats provoked west bank aid scuffle



GMT 12:37 2015 Sunday ,15 November

Paris attacks show Syria war cannot be contained

GMT 19:36 2015 Saturday ,14 November

French pilots train for survival

GMT 14:42 2015 Saturday ,14 November

World mourns and condemns attacks in Paris

GMT 13:24 2015 Saturday ,14 November

Witnesses tell of 'bloodbath' at Paris rock concert

GMT 15:21 2015 Friday ,13 November

Daesh committing genocide against Yazidis in Iraq

GMT 15:02 2015 Friday ,13 November

Syria army conscription, multiple tours stir anger

GMT 08:11 2015 Thursday ,12 November

Obama congratulates Myanmar on polls

GMT 18:28 2015 Wednesday ,11 November

Netanyahu invokes memory of Nazi past over EU labelling

GMT 10:14 2019 Monday ,19 August

Love a special date with you

GMT 12:03 2017 Wednesday ,19 July

Saudi tourism chief applauds festive

GMT 18:05 2017 Thursday ,27 April

Damascus blast consistent with Israeli policy

GMT 16:16 2015 Tuesday ,29 September

Kuwaiti folklore delights crowd at Expo Milano 2015

GMT 13:52 2017 Friday ,31 March

UK economy grows 0.7% in final quarter of 2016

GMT 06:11 2017 Thursday ,02 November

Riyadh, Kiev cement relations with Saudi visit

GMT 22:38 2011 Saturday ,23 April

Picnic with pachyderm: enjoy Nepal safari with kids

GMT 08:43 2018 Monday ,08 January

Messi marks new milestone in Barcelona

GMT 13:33 2017 Saturday ,11 November

Buzzing with 1920s Tokyo design and flavour

GMT 19:38 2017 Monday ,02 October

Report: Bahrain's labour market stable

GMT 10:40 2016 Thursday ,15 September

Dwarfs stand tall at Rio Paralympics

GMT 07:21 2017 Friday ,17 March

Chinese president receives Saudi king
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday